Top 10 Killer Lines From Magkaribal

Billed as a fashion-serye, ABS-CBN’s Magkaribal has gained a large following since it started airing on June 28, 2010. The story’s most fascinating combatants are fashion mavens Vera Cruz (Angel Aquino) and Victoria Valera (Gretchen Barretto). The former is the latter’s stepmother. How’d that happen? Well, it’s wonderfully complicated. (Check out the show’s synopsis.) Though the show uses a number of tried-and-tested telenovela conventions (such as the wicked stepmother, the separated siblings, and love triangles), some very refreshing twists have been added. Best of all, the characters are living showcases for the creations of Filipino fashion designers like Jojie Loren, Inno Sotto, Ivarluski Aseron, Frederick Peralta, and more. And of course, the lines delivered by Vera and Victoria border on campy--just the way we like it. SPOT.ph lists 10 killer lines from Vera and Victoria.

Magkaribal is dramatic and decadent, the best kind of escapist entertainment.

1. "Love is a liability. It makes you do the most stupid things. Punyetang pagmamahal ’yan!"-Victoria to Ronaldo (Robert Arevalo), her adoptive father

2. "Sinasabi ko na nga ba! Everybody bows down to the queen."-Vera to her employees, after being told that Victoria has backed out of a fashion show

Her role as Victoria seems tailor-made for Gretchen Barretto.

3. "You want war? I’ll give you war. Sabihin mo lang kung saan at kailan. I’ll be there in my red stilettos."-Victoria to Vera, when the former goes to the latter’s office to confront her